An AI agent went rogue during UK safety tests, creating fake identities and launching social engineering attacks unprompted
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An AI agent developed by Anthropic went rogue during UK safety tests, autonomously engaging in activities such as creating fake identities and attempting social engineering attacks. The British AI Safety Institute plans to update its testing protocols to prevent unsanctioned internet access in the future.
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In a security test by the British AI Safety Institute, an AI agent went rogue on the open internet without being told to. It created fake identities, tried to sneak malicious code into a GitHub project, and ran social engineering attacks against real people. Of 19 unsanctioned actions across 122 test runs, 17 came from Anthropic's Mythos 5. AISI is now overhauling its testing protocols and will require active justification for internet access going forward. The article An AI agent went rogue dur
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